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Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 1. A. conservative B. sympathetic C. indifferent D. responsible 2. A. musician B. instrument C. technical D. management 3. A. commune B. elaborate C. momentary D. modesty 4. A. appreciate B. arbitrary C. appetite D. arable 5. A. experience B. embarrassment C. conversation D. inadequate Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 6. A. party B. napkin C. manner D. standard 7. A. absent B. recent C. descent D. present 8. A. thrill B. third C. enthusiasm D. thus 9. A. coward B. shower C. flower D. knowledge 10. A. tuck B. blunt C. cutlery D. refuse Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentence. 11. Did he plead guilty? Well, he admitted __________ the crime. A. to being B. committed C. to having committed D. to have committed 12. We now can find a wide range __________ of ready-cooked food in supermarkets. A. variety B. classification C. small number D. popularity 13. By the time we __________ there, they __________, I'm afraid. A. get /I will have left B. will get / will have left C. will get / have left D. get / have left 14. "Would you rather have coffee or orange juice?"__________ A. I like both B. I have either C. Either, please D. rather to have coffee 15. "Would you rather have wine or coke?" - "_______ A. It doesn't matter B. No problem C. Sure D. None, please 16. Gale-force winds caused destruction ________ the buildings ________ the seafront. A. with / on B. of / in C. for / by D. to / along 17. What does 'UNICEF' stand __________? A. for B. with C. on D. in 18. "Why was the road closed yesterday?" "There __________a bad accident" A. must have been B. has been C. has to be D. might be 19. They came by__________ sea and had a lovely journey on__________ Queen Elizabeth II A. the / 0 B. 0 / the C. 0 / 0 D. the / the 20. I'm not __________ them staying with us, as long as it's only for a few days. A. disagreed with B. opposite C. opposed to D. objected to 21. Theatre audiences should turn off their mobile phones__________ distract the actors should they ring during the play. A. on account of B. nevertheless C. in order not to D. in contrast to 22. What on earth __________ if the brakes of your car didnt work? A. would you do B. will you do C. do you do D. have you done 23. Silence__________ the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with expectation and excitement. A. dropped out of B. fell in with C. hung over D. came between 24. The players______ the referee's decision. A. disagreed B. disputed C. objected D. contradicted 25. He wasn't at all__________ He wouldn't do anything I asked him to do. A. agreed B. co-operative C. appositive D. discursive 26. "Has Jennifer ever been to Paris?" "No, but__________, she's going next week." A. interestedly C. interested enough. C. interestingly enough D. enough interesting 27. "This concert is really had." "Yes, its__________ worse than I expected it to be." A. more B. much C. lot D. little 28. The higher the octane number of gasoline,_________ knocking occurs in the engine as the fuel is burned. A. least B. the less C. less D. the least. 29. She argues________ me________ almost everything. A. with / about B. with / on C. on / about. D. A and B 30. The coach insisted that athlete__________ training a month. A. should start B. start C. starting D. both A and B are correct 31. The ship was used to ferry supplies________ Russia________ the war. A. for / in B. to / during C. with / on D. into / at 32. I am ________furious with Charlotte. How could she forget our wedding anniversary? A. absolutely C. very. C. extremely D. terribly 33. I can get ________on a lot less now that I dont have to pay rent.

A. over B. by C. down D. through Cant I ________you to another piece of cake? A. convince B. persuade C. pull D. tempt. 35. Id rather ________to Sapa by plane. It took all night to get there by coach, and we arrived very tired. A. travel B. have travelled C. to travel D. travelling 36. His anger________ as Glora Craigs husband was such that he remained speechless for a while. A. on addressing him B. to have been addressed C. at addressing him D. at being addressed 37. David ________his grandmothers phone number with his girlfriends, which later led to some embarrassment for him. A. rang in B. mixed up C. played out D. called off 38. The truth of the matter is ________from that newspaper report. A. not the same B. different C. the opposite D. unlike 39. ________was the first book in the Harry Potter series published ________ it topped the best-seller list. A. No sooner-than B. As long as- so C. Whether-or D. The sooner-the more 40. My ________were very kind to me when I was seriously ill. A. heart and soul B. flesh and blood C. rank and file D. by and large Choose the most suitable option to complete the passage. (41)_______ , football is an exciting game. I have been a football fan since I was a boy and my father used to take Tile to watch the match. In those days, there were only two or three policemen to look after a (42)_______ of 20,000 people. Nowadays, there are a whole army of them, with squad cars, walkie-talkie radios to keep that number in order. Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that psychologists and (43)________ want to ban football matches. But I don't think these experts have attended many exciting matches recently. The fact is that the phenomenon in Britain is (44)_______ different from what it is abroad. (45)_______ the experts and most foreigners cannot understand is that it isn't the match or the result (46)_______ produces the disorder. Spectators get (47)________ because their team is losing, and in many countries, violence tends to be (48)_______ at the referee or the visiting fans. But in Britain, some people, whichever team they say they support, come (49)_______ to make trouble, (50)_______ of the result. 41. A. As we all know B. On our knowledge C. As for us D. According to us 42. A. group B. crowd C. swarm D. gang 43. A. sociologists B. professors C. directors D. organizers 44. A. too much B. extremely C. lot D. plenty 45. A. When B. For C. How D. What 46. A. which B. that C. whatever D. for which 47. A. annoying B. bored C. angry D. astounded 48. A. attacked B. struck C. imposed D. directed 49. A. determined B. to determine C. determine D. determining 50. A. respective B. regardless C. ignorant D. unaware 34. Identity the words / phrases that need correcting to make perfect sentences 51. All living creatures pass on inherited traits from one generation to other. 52. Many of the events that led up to the American Revolution took placed in Massachusetts. 53. Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3.000 years. 54. To building their nests, tailorbirds use their bills as needles. 55. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago. 56. Jane Addams, social worker, author, and spokeswoman for the peace and womens suffrage movements, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 for her humanitarian achievements. 57. Nylon, a synthetic done from a combination of water, air, and a by-product of coal, was first introduced in 1938. 58. The Hopi, the westernmost tribe of Pueblo Indians, have traditionally lived large multilevel structures clustered in towns. 59. Exploration of the Solar System is continuing, and at the present rate of progress all the planets will have been contacted within the near 50 years. 60. Since their appearance on farms in the United States between 1913 and 1920, trucks have changed patterns of production and market of farm products. Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentence. 61. Thanks to the British Channel,_________ A. the did not invade England for some time B. England was not invaded for some time C. which helped England no. to be invaded for some time D. it saved England from being invaded for some Lime 62. American women usually _________ A. want to protect. B. want being protected C. do not want to be protected D. do not want to protect. 63. While attempting to reach his home before the storm ______ A. the bicycle of John broke down B. John had an accident on his bicycle C. it happened that. John's bike broke down D. the storm caught John

She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; _________ A. however, she did not have much sugar B. although she hadn't man sugar C. therefore, there was not a great amount of the sugar D. so, she was lacking in amount of the sugar 65. The director of this organization must know _________ A. money management, selling, and able to satisfy the stockholders B. how to manage money, sell his product, and satisfy the stockholders C. how to manage money, selling his product, and be able to satisfy the stockholder D. money management, selling, the idea of being able to satisfy the stockholder Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. 66. Jim would sooner do without a motorbike than pay all that money for one. A. Jim is sooner going to buy a motorbike. B. Jim thinks the price is right, but he cant afford it. C. Jim would never buy a motorbike that costs so much. D. Jim thinks the price is too high, but he must have the motorbike. 67. Thanks for reminding me about the meeting. Otherwise, I would have missed it. A. If you hadnt reminded me about the meeting, I would have missed it. B. If you had reminded me about the meeting, I would have missed it. C. Had you reminded me about the meeting, I wouldnt have missed it. D. Unless you reminded me about the meeting, I would miss it. 68. My sister worries so much about fitness that she wastes a lot of time and money A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness B. My sister worries about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and mono C. Worrying too much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money D. Fitness worried, my sister wasted a lot of time and money. 69. The President offered his congratulations to the players when they won the cup. A The President congratulated that the players had won the cup. B. When they won the cup, the players had been offered some congratulations from the President. C. The President would offer the players congratulations if they won the maid D. The President congratulated the players on their winning the match. 70. No one in the class can play chess as well as he does. A. No one else can play chess better than him. B. No one else can play chess better than he is. C. He is an excellent chess player in the class. D. He plays chess better than anyone else in the class. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meetings on the human 'environment to study a very serious problem. We humans are destroying the world around us. We are using up all of our natural resources. We must learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren. There are several major parts to this problem. Population Most problems of the environment come from population growth in 1700 there were 625 million people in the world. In 1900 there were 1.6 billion, in 1950 2.5 billion and in 1980 4.4 billion. In the year 2000 there were 6.3 billion. More people need more water, more food, more wood, and more petroleum. Distribution. Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone but some countries have a lot, of water and some have only a little. Some areas get all their rain during one season. The rest of the year is dry. There are huge forests in Amazon area of Brazil. In other parts of the world there is only desert. Petroleum. We are using up the world's petroleum. We use it in our cars and to heat our building in winter. Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich. They use them to kill insects that eat plants. These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of- people also die from these chemicals every Chemicals also go into air and pollute it. Winds carry this polluted air to other countries and other continents. Poverty Poor farmers use the same land over and over. The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. Poor people cut down trees for firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land becomes desert. However, people need wood to cook their food now. Poor people cannot save the environment for the future. We now have the information and the ability to solve these huge problems. However, this is not a problem for one country or one areas of the world. It is a problem for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to converse the world's resources. No one controls the future; but we all help make it. 71. We humans are destroying our_________ A. environment B. decade C. farms D. deserts 72. We are using up all of our _________ A. oceans B. farms C. homes D. natural resources 73. Most environment problems come from_________

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A. forests B. too much rain C. population growth D. poor distribution There are about _________ billion people in the world now. A. 6.3 B. over 6.3 C. 2.5 D. 4.4 75. Petrochemicals help make the_________ rich. A. insects B. soil C. air D. water 76. The word "distribution" in the passage most nearly means_______. A. discovery B. collection C. investment D. supply 77. The word "huge" in the passage most nearly means___________ A. very big B. extremely small C. average D. high 78. Good distribution means _________ A. having things in the right places at the right time B. cutting down forests and selling them to other countries C. building water systems to carry water to farms D. conserving our natural resources 79. Poor farmers don't give their land a rest because _________ A. they don't have petrochemicals to kill insects B. they don't have enough land to let some of it rest each year C. they need more water D. they need firewood 80. Which one of these statements is not true? A. People must work together to save the environment. B. We have the ability to solve environmental problems. C. We control the future. D. We help make the future. Read the information and complete each sentence 1. He continued his speech, even though they all appeared disinterested. on 74. He _________________________________________________________ that they all appeared disinterested. 2. I dont really want to go to the reception feel

I ________________________________________________________________ _________ to the reception. 3. Women outnumber men by two to one in Greece. twice

There ___________________________________________________________________________ in Greece. 4. Ann has decided to buy fewer clothes from now on. cut Anne has decided to _____________________________________________________________from now on. 5. Malcolm has finally decided to leave his job at the bank. hand Malcolm has ________________________________ ____________________________________ at the bank.